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the georgetown herald i imy hmi mm yl alt of 1 uhi it vtion georgetown wednesday evening- may 38th 1824 1 00 per aonum m advance 2 00 to u 8 the georgetown herald rf j m moore publlaknr d propria tor uuihr wnndun wklj now payor a olatiuu o t r tin table join kaut 1 ihh 1 22 i 1 ihfluii j 11 i i 1 wiotikor 10 ih i mu 1 1 41 i 1aauodbpi mi i mill 2 i ii paam i hl 2r i pihsenser sun fay 7 si i n loino vrht 1 nhkonkcr 7 7 an mail 10 1h l n ilhbcher 212 i ii iluhidtr 4 go i in pasbepger u 02 i m pujdodh r 7 0j p in madr ti25i m r inset mor s mda to 03 a m ooincitfjoittir mil hooam mil 4 g5 i ifi uoinu south mai 11 a am mail 7 4 4 m tonnto b abort u euum eahriioi ni nkstliounii daily dily 6 h2 am b 20 a tn u02aii 11 20 n 11 02 a m 2 20 p ii a 02 p m 6 20 tn 5 02 p in 741 pn b02pm 11 20 1102 pm sunday only babtllound wfbtbounu 8 02 atn 11 20 a in 11 02 a u 8 2u pu 8 02 p m 020 i m 6 02pm j 20 pru fl 02 p in directory forsters cash and carry store 1hll lini of choice fresh groceries provisionsffhte pltuit in lahon roblnsm bros aid nclbaas omtlmcs proaoiincti lire btsl by all wb aave trie inen swllts cooked dam aai cnrtj meals al rigbl arlees forsters corner joha vidoria sis r f pbonp getrgelown bargains in used cars hhlqn wallbridqe dale barrister sol niton etc toronto and qcoratown l tiro kennedy block lb roj dal in charge of gkurae h o heir brrmcr bol lo rtc offce m ii st george a houn 9 am lo 5 p n open welnesday and saturday e db t n kaboeilds phyeleian anduraaan medical officer of hsoisc omoe hour 1 to and itolp ut phono u oolca and healdbdc ualn street south opposite presbyterian church dr o r w ross i byaicia and surgeo fkosoyiu office ii hit 9 lu 1 dcbp and by apjh en f r watson d 1 s m d s ottfoo hoar to esoopt tkurnday afternoon f l heath i- da dos oentlat owt in ln block o e door noi at o nellie carriage ficturjr hoi a m nixxselt c ouiropractio office ma xrat lnaorntory palmar onluu 10 jra azparolao office tn ba ley block next door in j n o neil ooaaaltauon and spinal analyala free al office of net hours wednesdays and sa ordaja 11 lo i2am 2to5pm and7io 9 pm other houri bj appo n ment puom office 1 50w and residence 245 behf petch uoaneed auctioneer or halten and peel ataqwullama post office satee conducted aallafactorlly and al re eonable rata crdan left at the oaorgatown herald oflloa will rocelvn prompt attention j a tract clerk toxruab p of eiquea n clerk sfd oiv a on court the leading f re and lie in e p bowman o i s land areayimk wad enliiorink 10 dodolas bt otj1xph cucceuor lo ibe late d a n vet ols telephone 1064 bill lisfrktl only eujotl tm oawarlaa bta toroata bemaina open all yoar and ad aula btadontb at any time de- mood tor oar graduates far greater ban our supply write today or free catalogue w j eulett priaolpal brampton business inslitule aj sdtml mflhl sdi ool isaac pitmah sbnrthand touch typewhtintt baaineog fpnlmh office sjatenih filing spellidr bookkecpioft arithmetic pen man ship tare rajnd calculation inaivkaal iaihraouoa eatar aajatlnte h k rarkth prin phone g51 andenonblorl qircnst t box b93 1918 big six studcbakcr towing light ford truck baby grand chevrolet touring newly pain lei 1922 chevrolet coupe late 1922 dodge touting overland 5 passenger touring in hist class condition big bargain for cash tobacco and confectionery store our everyday special our anortment of high clatis chocolates earn t be beat at 30c per lb your choice of any make of chocolate ban 6 for 25o h druks main st georgetown auditors report ortho hydroelectric department ol the municipality ol georgetown lor lhe year 192 j n oneill son dlitribntor for dodfte brotnen aawl stadaaaker motor cars for george- chevrolet a canadian car for canadian conditions few cars can boast of being so thoroughly canadian made as chevrolet with the exception of certain essential motor car acces sories not now made in canada chevrolet cars are built not merely assembled m canada- motors axles and other heavy parts are made in the mammoth general motors plant at walker ville while body building topbuilding small parts making assembling and finishing is done at oshawa hence every dollar you pay for chevrolet helps build up a strong canadian industry that is giving employment to thousands of canadian workmen there are many other reasons moreover why yon should investigate chevrolet chevrolet stands up winter and summer under canadian conditions of road and climate and delivers quality transportation at a lower cost per mile than any other car and chevrolet price though tt much lower than 70a would expect to pay for a car 10 fine 11 the full coat of the car and iti equipment there are no extra to buy before you buy a car at any price hare ua demonstrate the superior features and equipment of chevrolet ask as mbout the cmac deferred ptymeat pita lor eoonojnsou jnnisportfrtlon- fisher king georgetown ontario rartelaa airiwr born al ear e m pi ft e barns supatvetrettia hraaa waal im i nwi tn ataaara ram h plank catnictlai wtentmctary buht of interlacing ptanfca gmna anon vm dfe canal iwimtnatiwmitout mttttaaittnktuntmaaracl aaia t wi tha haarlast ttarrna aba prasavra f hartnalaralri pioatancad by a ta fctjlia rtrangart typ aflanien inarinttrtar 6 glbot floor spaoehanl te wstfc in get our prices for vour barn juat tall tn langth ami width and ataa drives yau want and aay whan fu will prabamy naad tha bam this will nt bind yau in anyway we empire corrugated iron easttake shingles tandardi f quality hw yaan if matafiiiwatmaaj any mifldpnav cenmilt ns our acparianeaa the metallic roofing co limited j touohto hiiorns rcadylowcar and tailoring i to the ladles of georgetown and vicinity i am placing a nice fresh stock of drmies suits coats and skirts in the kraft shoppe in charge of mias finlny tour patronage aolioited i omalaodoinft ladiestaifocidg and remodelling at raj residence satisfaction tnaranteed phone 251 residence mam st north georgetown titt georgetown flour feed mills seed corn i improved leaning wisconsin no 7 while cap yellow dent s also big crop marigold seed canadian gem turnip seed all at reasonable prices w c bessey phone 195 1 georgetown buy the best livingstones quality bread reltahad by er choice pastry of cvrn kind watrb our wwuva for special a d livingstone phone 65 toronto 12lu mij ism mi ua it d ryan secretary hydroelectric com mi union ueorgotown unurlo dear madam we take pleasure in cnclonmg a cop of tlie an nial ftepdrt 6f the qeorgetown hydro satein for 19m8 on it will appear in our rooords you will note that the cost of power has been decreased by 1245 v 22 which is the difference between the actual coat to tblu comtdibsfoa and the sum of the twelve interim b lie which were sent out and taken up in j our books you will also note an increase id tie sinking fund equity of 4603 g which reirenldta the eqpity acquired in the lines of this copimiamon tl e toronto power company and tbo on la no power oonipany plus lotereat it 4 rr oent per annum on the previously aocumulate 1 balance the amount re toronto power oompaoj n homowhat abnormal due to the foot that we have tb h year included several ear9 accumulation thus bringing your book ui to date the sinking fond hquity account measures the progress ting made by georgetown in acquiring title to the developments and transmission systems operated by this commission these figures will be incorporated in jour booke the first time or representative is id qeargatoun aatt tb year a operation which as you will note abowa a net surplus of 8602 lfl after provid og for deira elation to the extent of 1525 00 must be very grati fying to your local commission yours truly b c mccollum a id i tor of municipal accounts hjdroelartrio sjacem revenue domestic light commercial light commercial power municipal power street light rural morchaiidiae miscellaneous s 6112 09 t404 54 19737 34 567 h 2122 00 2234 87 140 97 t7 00 total revcnui j4g7g m expenses power purchased distributing system operat street light operation admmlatratioirand genera interest on debentures debenture principal and n n and msinunance expenses king fund t 2sssh 37 2417 i 120 3b 1915 9o 62u 84 427 38 total operating expcnditur depreciation 23348 76 1c25 00 total revenue total expenses 34675 94 30873 76 balance sil let 1 jxot lo lands and hu tdings distribution system overhead line transformers meters street light equipment miscellaneous equipment old plant t u 00 21uggm 8269 60 1108 go 1509 oh 2209 80 total plant bank and cash securities and investment accounts receivable inventories equity in hydro system 47g59 21 2244 61 11619 24 3693 82 1452 57 11944 go total j 78814 01 liabilities debenture balance and total i abihtiii f 51 keseftvl luservb for equity in hydro system reserve for depredation 11944 66 14887 25 total reserve debentures paid additional operating surplus 26831 91 3334 47 31982 10 tdtal surplus 35316 57 7s814 01 consumers domestic light comm erdal light power street lights georgetown 49e 116 2 164 glen rural 54 7 11 2 32 i mr r m bond and k c mccollum ehydro auditors do it how to day is tbe day that your tasks should bo done tbe day that ood s given to you you re living bight now and this is the one to do what you re going to do this second una mraute is all that you ye got the future s a chance anyhow tb pfit with its shadows tbe n sooner forgot the better bo do it right now you number your days from the day you were born and count them wfcb sighing and tears bat rcajly my fnend youre re born ev ry morn in spite of the calendar years bacb day you start life with a view point that a sew the post is a dream tbat has tied you cannot go bock to tha you that wa you in da a that are finished and dead nor can you go forward one day in ndvanoe and glimpse nbat the morrow may bold you can t change tbe future or one circumstance except as the minutes unfold to day is tbe day that your tasks should be done so live that you never ehould fear what s going to hajipen with eaoh ribing auri next week or next month or next year jamea edw hengerford in the early days corgrtawa art eaaaxslig 1844 feaiaa lam herod in order that all maj know something of tbe cause and the object of this raid it was ihe outcome of the letting loose a lot of men at the clone of the american civil war and was largely composed of men from the emerald into who enlisted at tbo beginning by taking the place of some drafted man wbo would sooner pay someone else than go tymself tbfs war started id 1861 and about tbe first liattlo was bulls bun in july of that year ad irishman who took part in it was asked afterward if he ran he replied indade i did xog those that did not run are there yet thiu war lasted until april 1u05 then one general o neal con ce ed the idea of aatting up a now ireland- in canada thoj had a new england in tbe staten so they organised aod called them selves fenians got lata trammg and in considerable numbers crone d over from buffalo and landed d canada on june 1st 1866 the canadian authorities were well aware of what was jmiog on and prepared to meet them oo the call to arms the grand old mty of halton made a noble re sponse furnishing 7 companies of menaudfloofflcera george- tow nerval and ate wart to wo companies went to tbe front ac j ton company i was a member of the acton company was waiting to take the g t b for toronton ita way to the front when on suu i day afternoon word came tbat the shooting matcn was oer quite a number of tbe acton company i are living yet of stewart town not one of norvol henry pot tig row james anthony nad john melvia are btill jiving of tbe george to wd company only sergt wm h god frey ib left and he is furnishing me with a list of tbe members of the georgetown company who wbnt to tbe front in 180g which i will b mit later this trouble came clos er to us thap any that preoeedod it and i felt tbat i could not close my recountiog of thingb in the psst without again o proving of the very prompt response of our people when occasion arisen to demod their country their homos and their loved ones daring tbe time wbon the fen an excitement was at its height people were afraid their place was the important one and every place had- its home guard wonderful reports would come m as to what they bccd and beard the night be fore tbej were alright in the day time our late townsman mr darius williams was making ua a visit a few days ago add be was tolling me soma of their ei porences one night or morning they captured a man and they told bim he looked very euspioioub and thej ruq fai i to the hoie toned out to bo onr old teend the lata bobt logan going- home arter seeing his girl be gave the pass word andtwent on now since our old friend williams was here i came acroes ho old frin p g ao account of this borne uuard and aalyyon to copy it as i do not want to he respon bible for the report i am huio darius would only take lemonade an old rflic wo have been shown b mrs boomer bnn n copj of tbe hal ton herald vol i no 5 patched at georgetown and dated juhc tb i860 isaac hunter pubbsber and proprietor in his prospectus the editor saye in putio tho her ald will advocate confederation northwest extension equal rights to all sections of the province loyalty to the government british connection and in abort any th t will tend to tbe welfare of the province it being at the time of the fenian invasion tbe paper is a very interesting one giving an account of the battle of bidgeway and a complete list or tbe killed and wounded there be ing a very interesting letter writ ten from the front to his mother by charles young georgetown norval and stewart town oompan les being in action altogether the old paper cob tains a lot of vary interesting reading georgetown hada home guard which paraded the village every night a oorres pendent from gleawilliama gives an account of a home guard be ing sworn in there whose duty it was tb patrol tho streets and drink whiskey at the expense of tbe vil lage the correspondent says that the doty of the guard was to march from cook b hotel to the suburbs of the village and book every five minutes to report and get foor drinks eaeb wont of space pre vents our giving a more extended write up wbioh would no donbt he of much interest to residents of georgetown the names of the veterans will appear next week l grant notes and comments abb yod jetting 80 old that you don t realise why a girl wants now clothes in the springtime are you getting so old that you don t understand the instinct tbat makes a girl want to put on treah fabrics and pretty colors p ita a natural impulse i why the trees and the flowers have new frocks and nils and furbelows the very earth appears in a new dress nature calla and the heart of youth responds to the calling that is tbe answer i ondbb tdk infl08ncb or a spending virus we increased our national debt from 1882000000 where it stood on armistice day to 2400000000 at the present time provincial and municipal expenditures have gone on apace until every living soul m canada is carrying a mortgage of- 600 our legislators have felt it neoee sary to provide everything the public has asked for and then they have been obliged to pay tbe debt by borrowing or through tax ea and levies of all kinds the public generally have now awaken od to the fact that we cannot have all these local improvements gov ornment service and uptodate facilities without paying for them taxes have risen to a point where they are felt and felt keenly and rthose in obarge of pnblio finance wi i have to stand guard over the till and keep all bantu off ex pendituree will have to be guaged by revenue received rather than bpend first and then raise taxes to meet the obligations all taxes and levies do not originate at ot tawa and the provincial capitals the municipalities have likewise been prodigal in their eipend tnreb and ovetly optin ntic in tho matter of borrowing thrift like charity should beg n at home farmers advocate the hard wort ng girls friend seeing so manj sboe stores moving into teorgetonn g ee us more od conrngeracnt than eer we have ilarged o ir lace and will have a balonlnd to wait on opr lady cub tomorse orj saturday hundreds of different etyleflaftbevory boat nukes and nothing over 250 id adies latest stylo sheas bojs ol d leather 2 00 mods 8 to 4 the dayfoot belianoe and mcpber ton working shoes are the best and wo handle them no matter where jou bu our boots we will repair them and moke them wear long as possible j honey aign of tho gold boot 52jjitp